Gandhinagar, July 14 -- As the Gujarat Forest Department celebrates a major milestone in the conservation of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB)--with the second chick hatched through the 'jump-start' technique surviving beyond the critical 40-day period--another significant success has emerged from the state's wildlife conservation efforts. This time, it is the successful recovery of the Grey Hornbill population in the Gir forests through a pioneering species reintroduction programme.

According to an official statement released by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), more than 60 years after the Indian Grey Hornbill disappeared from Gujarat's Gir forests, a pioneering wildlife reintroduction programme has shown encouragin...